Chip War

The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology

De: Chris Miller

Narrado por: Stephen Graybill

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The New York Times).

You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything—from missiles to microwaves—runs on chips, including cars, smartphones, the stock market, even the electric grid. Until recently, America designed and built the fastest chips and maintained its lead as the #1 superpower, but America’s edge is in danger of slipping, undermined by players in Taiwan, Korea, and Europe taking over manufacturing. Now, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is pouring billions into a chip-building initiative to catch up to the US. At stake is America’s military superiority and economic prosperity.

Economic historian Chris Miller explains how the semiconductor came to play a critical role in modern life and how the US became dominant in chip design and manufacturing and applied this technology to military systems. America’s victory in the Cold War and its global military dominance stems from its ability to harness computing power more effectively than any other power. Until recently, China had been catching up, aligning its chip-building ambitions with military modernization. Here, in this paperback edition of the book, the author has added intriguing new material focused on "America's Chip Comeback,” which overviews the global consequences of the just passed CHIPS Act, the new export controls on China, and the effort to rally allies to better guard chip technology.

Illuminating, timely, and fascinating, Chip War is “an essential and engrossing landmark study” (The Times, London).

Geopolitics + History + Business + Tech all in one

It is dfficult to find and Book that is
so well rounded and well written. Most of all the author made it possible for readers to understand such a sophisticated topic.

A must read for everyone!

Thank You Chris Miller for a brilliantly written and outstandingly comprehensive overview and analysis of semiconductors industry past, present and future.
A book that is a mandatory read for everyone who really wants to understand what's going on with world peace, economy and politics.

Highly Informative

Well researched and written walk through time in the development of one of the most significant developments of the past century - the Chip. Quite enjoyable!!

Very interesting both in terms of technology and geopolitics.

Very well explained and interesting. It starts from the very beginning, from the first transistors to modern day technology and the geopolitics that surrounds it.

Fascinating history

Loved the well told story but struggled with the often AI monotony of the narrator.